All festival-goers are welcome to participate in Bushcraft Festival’s workshops.
– we recommend also for children
– material is for a fee
Fire starting I – starting fire with birch bark and a fire striker
Leader: Janne LoitePerega Looduses
Fire starting II – bowdrill and other natural fire starting methods
Leader: Alvar SõmerPerega Looduses
Fire starting III
Leader: Mihkel IvanovNPO Estlander
Survival in wilderness – first aid
Leader: Marek KikasNPO Estlander
Survival in wilderness – food
Leader: Asso Kommer
Bread baking on an open fire
Leader: Kristjan PütsepNPO Estlander
Building a dugout canoe
Leaders: Jaan Kreedo, Indrek Vainu
Building a kayak
Leader: Jevgeni DernovoiManitoQ - Surf and Snow outdoor school
Knots and fishing nets
Leader: Maret Sikstus
Historical fishing tools
Leader: Mihkel IvanovNPO Estlander
Preparing fish on a campfire
Leader: Marek NisumaNPO Estlander
Making hollow containers
Leader: Aare OravMuinasrätsep
Medicinal herbs and herbal tea
Leader: Katrin TaluNPO Estlander
Wild eatable plants
Leader: Ethel Elor
Carving a wooden spatula
Leader: Marek KikasNPO Estlander
Wooden spoons and other carvings
Leader: Meelis Kihulane
Traps
Leader: Hannes Aus
Preparing small bird
Leader: Tõnu LeppNPO Estlander
Preparing small game
Leader: Roland BurkLahemaa Heritage House
Meat smoking
Leader: Roland BurkLahemaa Heritage House
Rope rescue techniques
Leader: Lars Nyhuus HenriksenTeam-nord.dk
Compass essentials
Leader: Lars Nyhuus HenriksenTeam-nord.dk
Whistles made of natural materials
Leader: Aleksandra KogermannNPO Estlander
Making Alaskan Snowshoes
Leader: Edgars Andersons-SafronovsBaltic Snowshoes
Fireplace blacksmithing
Leaders: Toomas Tõnisson, Andres LääneNPO Estlander
Forging a nail on an outdoor forge
Leader: Risto SiilMetsahansu Sepipada
Forged jewellery
Leader: Toomas MägiMurueit OÜ
Making hand-made leather flip flops
Leaderd: Kristian Vaarpuu, Ülle Ottokar
Leather crafting workshop
Leader: Egge Edussaar-HarakRavencraft
Leather crafting
Leaders: Hazgal, Krislyn DerkunWanakuramuse nahakamber
Historical leather tanning
Leaders: Oliver Ülenurm, Tuuli JõesaarParmu Ökoküla
Making bone needles
Leader: Egge Edussaar-HarakRavencrafts
Making tar ointment
Leader: Andres RattaseppParmu Ökoküla
Natural wound healing ointment
Leader: Andres RattaseppParmu Ökoküla
Making natural boot polish
Leader: Andres RattaseppParmu Ökoküla
Dyeing with plants
Leader: Reet Randoja
Using a spinning wheel and a spindle
Leader: Mairi PärnOÜ Musträhn
Felting
Leader: Katti MuruMurueit OÜ
Needle binding
Leader: Viivika Riiel
Animal fat based soap workshop
Leader: Kairi OravMuinasrätsep
Ash soap workshop
Leader: Romas JavoišNPO Estlander
Tar soap
Leader: Ülo HaljasorgParmu Ökoküla
Natural sauna products and sauna massage
Leader: Liga Krumina KrigerePerma Culture Latvia
Making sauna whisps
Leader: Alar Krautman
Sauna workshop
Leader: Alar Krautman
Natural ink
Leader: Anatoli LjutjukUKK Labora
Writing with a quill
Leader: Anu KarjatseUKK Labora
Paper workshop
Leader: Bogdan LjutjukUKK Labora
Wooden toys
Leaders: Anti Lillak, Liisi Jääts, Ave KikasEstonian National Museum
Various Techniques of Ribbon Braiding
Leader: Ave KikasEstonian National Museum
Rope/string braiding
Leader: Kristjan PütsepNPO Estlander
Extracting flax tow
Leader: Margit Pensa
Making grain coffees
Leader: Maret Sikstus
Rune charms and property marks
Leader: Päivi Kreutzwald-PriiNPO Estlander
Birch bark crafting
Leader: Imbi RattaseppParmu Ökoküla
Dream catchers
Leaders: Merike ja Leinard UuetoaParmu Ökoküla
Beer brewing workshop
Leader: Tõnu LeppNPO Estlander
Bone carving
Leader: Monika HintKoordikamber
Belt Weaving
Leader: Clare Anderson-SafronovaHarvest Looms
Fabric waxing
Leader: Maret Sikstus
Rocket cooking stove and rocket mass heater
Leader: Thomas KruegerPerma Culture Latvia
Building a hobbit house
Leader: Thomas KruegerPerma Culture Latvia
Estonian folk songs
Leader: Anna Vainu
* The organisers reserve the right to alter the programme